Georgia Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (16-10) are hitting the road to Neville Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Auburn Tigers (24-2).

The Georgia Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and took a loss by a final of 87-74 in their last game. Georgia ended the game having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (31 of 59) and converted 5 out of their 17 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 7 of 10 tries for a rate of 70.0%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 dimes in this contest while forcing 1 turnovers and having 1 steal. With regard to defense, Georgia allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 33 out of 70 shooting. Missouri earned 18 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Furthermore, Missouri collected 33 rebounds (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Missouri finished the contest at 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 14 attempts. They made 9 out of their 29 tries from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 13 and Missouri accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Asa Newell is a player who played a role in the matchup. He walked away with 23 points on 11 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 10 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Georgia will take the court with a win-loss record of 16-10 so far this season. They average 75.0 points per game (153rd in the nation) while hitting 46.2% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.4% on 3-pointers (175 of 540) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgia is collecting 36.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 339 assists for the campaign, which ranks 249th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They rank 61st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 307 conceded for the season. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (633 of 1,556) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 71st in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 67-60 when they faced Arkansas. With respect to rebounds, Auburn allowed Arkansas to grab 27 overall (3 offensive). They finished the game shooting 15.8% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 19 and ended up going 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Tigers permitted Arkansas to bury 25 of 55 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.5% for this contest. In all, the Tigers finished the game shooting 25 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Auburn buried 4 of their 24 tries (16.7%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Arkansas was called for 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Tigers recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game.

Johni Broome ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the contest. He made 7 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and totaled 13 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this matchup.

Auburn has a win-loss mark of 24-2 on the campaign. The Tigers have committed 18.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.6 times per game (33rd in college) and they turn the ball over 9.2 times per game. Auburn has totaled 2,195 points this year (84.4 per game) and they collect 38.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which has them ranked 35th in Division 1.

The Auburn defense concedes 29.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (152 of 519) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.0 dimes and 33.2 boards every game, which is ranked 2nd and 110th in those defensive categories. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 69th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 68.1. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the field (26th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Auburn and under the total points

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